From a rooftop in Florence's San Lorenzo quarter, where the terracotta sea of the city's medieval fabric stretches toward the Apennine foothills, Glance Hotel makes its most persuasive case. The pool deck, framed by glass balustrades and a louvered aluminium pergola, sits above a neighbourhood more accustomed to leather market stalls than design hotels — and that tension between the resolutely contemporary and the deeply historical is precisely what the property has been built around. Fitted into a mid-century building on Via Cavour 23, the hotel deploys a palette of pale oak flooring, white lacquer surfaces, and dove-grey curtain fabric that keeps every room calm and unencumbered. The interiors work a gentle dialogue between minimalism and Florentine cultural reference: large-format wallcoverings in some rooms reproduce fragments of Renaissance sculptural detail — acanthus scrollwork, marble drapery — rendered in monochrome and set behind flush LED cove lighting, so that the effect is closer to a photographic print than a period gesture. Eames DSW chairs appear at desk positions alongside upholstered platform beds in warm taupe. The wider suites open through oversized sliding partitions into separate sitting areas furnished with low sofas and purple velvet ottomans, the single note of saturated colour against an otherwise achromatic ground. It is a hotel that has decided restraint is the most honest response to a city that already has more ornament than any interior could compete with.

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Located in the heart of Florence near the San Lorenzo Central Market, Glance Hotel is housed in a building designed by renowned architect Italo Gamberini in the early 1950s. Rooftop pool exclusively for hotel guests, with breathtaking views of the Florence skyline Stylish rooms equipped with everything you need for a comfortable stay Well-stocked breakfast selection with natural, fresh and healthy ingredients Lounge bar with relaxation area, garden and social zone with free Wi-Fi The name Glance refers to the attention to detail that makes the building so special. On each floor, space is given over to an iconic reworking of one of Florence’s most famous Renaissance sculptures. Our meticulous customer care can be seen in our impeccable service, the comfort of the rooms and the design details…touches of class that are easy to spot at first glance.